These collections included works produced in the early to middle
decades of the twentieth century and publications created during the
Cultural Revolution from 1966-1976 that provide insight into the political, economic, and educational conditions of China.

In addition, EAL selected 37 titles (approximately 10,500 pages) for a pilot digitization project by the Digital Research Library (DRL), a department within the ULS that creates Web-accessible digital collections. The pilot project enabled the DRL to experiment with adapting new methodologies, tools and techniques for creating, processing, and indexing digital library content for foreign language materials.

The University of Pittsburgh was the only institution in the NEH Brittle Books and Serials category to receive an award that includes a component to digitize materials for access. The pilot project was funded with in-kind costs by the University of Pittsburgh.